Saturday, August 13, 2011

First Lady to receive medal of honor

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 08/12/2011

First LadyAni Yudhoyono is scheduled to receive medal of honor as part of Indonesia’s66th anniversary celebrations, presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha says.

First Lady Ani Yudhoyono
Ani is tobe awarded the Adipradana medal of honor, Julian said Friday as quoted byAntara.

The medalpresentation ceremony will be held at the State Palace at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to present the award, alongwith other medals.

Aside fromAni, Julian said, the government will also present medals of honor to 30figures, including People's Consultative Assembly chairman Taufiq Kiemas,former first lady Shinta Abdurrahman Wahid, and the wife of the former vicepresident, Mufidah Jusuf Kalla.

Julianadded that the government would also award two medals of honor of another kindto former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Golkar Party chairmanAburizal Bakrie.

“However,we haven't received any information on who will represent her,” Julian said,referring to Sri Mulyani, who currently serves as a managing director of theWorld Bank.

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